Coverage of Direct Service Workforce Continuing Education and Training within Medicaid Policy and Rate Setting: A Toolkit for State Medicaid Agencies
- Author(s)
- Erika Robbins, Betsy Dilla, Lori Sedlezky, Annie Johnson Sirek
PDFDescription
A resource guide presenting strategies and methods for covering the cost of continuing education and training for the Direct Service Workforce (DSW). These strategies are outlined fully, along with foundational information, including a description of the DSW, key strategies to address workforce challenges, the role of core competencies and credentialing in supporting a high-quality, cost-effective DSW infrastructure, and an overview of Medicaid reimbursement. Appendices containing additional information and resources are also attached.
Details
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Resource Guide
- Publisher
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Collaborators
- Lewin Group [Falls Church, VA]
- Research and Training Center on Community Living
Topics
- Direct support workforce
- Human resources and management
- Workforce development strategies
- Training
- Specific life stage
- Adults
- Housing and residential services
- Medicaid services (residential)